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Great American Cars Of The Forties – 1948 Frazer Manhattan
The Frazer was the product of an uneasy alliance between a 35-year auto industry veteran and a brash industrialist who thought it might be nice to get into the car business. The veteran was master...
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Getting Thirsty ;-)
So, I’ve gotten a little fascinated by these slide show galleries on WordPrees. Learn to live with it :-D Click to view slideshow.Filed under: Advertising, Design, Food & drinks, Illustration,...
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The Life & Times Of Aunt Mabel – Part 11
Young Johnny’s mother had all her grown life tried to get her sister Mabel to get a job and support herself between her copious marriages. And no one can say Mabel didn’t try. But apart from mixing...
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Study: Smelling Farts May Be Good For Your Health
The next time someone at your office lets out a "silent but deadly" emission, maybe you should thank them. A new study at the University of Exeter in England suggests that exposure to hydrogen...
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Round Britain By Railway Posters – Paignton
Paignton /ˈpeɪntən/ is a seaside town on the coast of Tor Bay in Devon, England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the unitary authority of Torbay which was created in 1998. The Torbay area...
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One For The Lard ;-)
As you can see from these funny photos that appeared in 1957, the more lard you eat the more beautiful, happier or in love you get but we all know that lard is bad for a healthy physique with low body...
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Kvikk Lunsj – The Ultimate Norwegian Hiking Snack
No more hiking without Quick Lunch Quick Lunch was almost born as outdoor chocolate. The reason why Quick Lunch was outdoor chocolate, is said to be that Johan Throne Holst, Freia founder, along with...
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This Week’s Retro Recipes–”California Sun-Maid Raisins Recipe Book” Published...
Ted is in a book mood to day so here’s the second one for the day; the ”California Sun-Maid Raisins Recipe Book” from 1916. A richly illustrated advertising publication from the days when producers of...
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This Week’s Retro DIY Project – The Sloyd System Of Wood Work
From the book’s intro: The object of this book is to give an account of the theory and practical application of the "Nääs System" of manual training. Although the principles upon which this system has...
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Is It Just Me….
…or has the rest of you guys and galls out there running blogs and webpages noticed that autumn is here. My daily page views has gone from + – 1500 to close to 2,800 page views a day in a little over a...
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Titanic In Colours
Images found on SeaQueen’s Pinterst pagesFiled under: Maritime history, Photography Tagged: Colour photos of Titanc, Titanic
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Titanic In Numbers
Images found on SeaQueen’s Pinterst pagesFiled under: Maritime history Tagged: Titanic, Titanic in numbers
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Another Batch Of Old Postcards In A Slide Show
Click to view slideshow. Most of these are American ones from the thirties and forties and printed in lithography technique. Lots of art deco style buildings and interior to feast the eyes upon – Ted...
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The Forgotten Ones – Rosalba Neri
Rosalba Neri (born in Forlì, 19 June 1939), sometimes credited as Sara Bey or Sara Bay, is a retired Italian actress. Early film career She gave her film debut in 1958 in the film Mogli pericolose....
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This Week’s Favourite Female Singer – Mable John
Mable John (born November 3, 1930) is an American blues vocalist and was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown’s Tamla label. Biography John was born in Bastrop, Louisiana. At a very young...
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The Sunday Comic – A Secret Revealed
Filed under: Comix, Humour, Illustration Tagged: Home improvements, Porn, Power tools
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This Week’s Girliemag Article – Date With A Hi-Fi Houri
Relaxation Relaxation for Joyce Wilson is a one-way street. She has even gone so far as to make it a daily routine right after she comes home from work. It’s as simple as this. She slips into...
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Tallulah Bankhead Was Investigated By MI5
Tallulah Bankhead was investigated by MI5 in the 1920s amid rumours that she was corrupting pupils at Eton; that she seduced up to half a dozen public schoolboys into taking part in “indecent and...
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Round The World By Steam – 1906 Canadian Pacific
In 1884 the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. entered into shipowning and three steamers were built to operate Great Lakes services. These ships sailed across the Atlantic, were cut in half at Montreal,...
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London Anno 1959 – Part 7
THE ATHENAEUM – This most famous of London clubs stands on the corner of Pall Mall and Waterloo Place. In describing this part of London often called ‘clubland’, Thackeray, a great clubman, wrote:...
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